Jets were 300 feet apart in Boston close call that forced Delta flight to abort landing, expert says
The Delta flight carried 129 passengers and six crew members and landed safely after the crew coordinated a go-around, the airline said.
- A Delta Air Lines jet aborted its landing at Boston Logan International Airport on Saturday after coming within roughly 300 feet of an American Airlines plane departing an intersecting runway.
- The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident as the Delta flight from Dallas coordinated with air traffic control to avoid the American jet.
- Former Boeing safety engineer Todd Curtis used Flightradar24 data to analyze the event, calling it "significant" and concerning because it involved two professional airline crews.
- Delta flight 2351 landed safely with 129 passengers and six crew members aboard, completing the routine go-around maneuver performed at the pilot's discretion.
- The Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation will hold a hearing on Tuesday, where federal officials will scrutinize the incident to strengthen national airspace safety.
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FAA Investigates Close Call Over Boston's Airport
The Associated Press reports: Delta Air Lines jet was roughly 300 feet (90 meters) from an American Airlines plane during a close call at Boston’s airport that forced the Delta aircraft to abort a weekend landing attempt, an aviation expert said Sunday. The Federal Aviation Administration said it was investigating the incident between two commercial flights that happened Saturday at Boston Logan International Airport. Todd Curtis, a former safet…
Two major airliners avoid crash landing at busy U.S. airport –...
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a close call between two commercial flights that were in danger of colliding Saturday morning at Boston Logan International Airport. A Delta Air Lines flight from Dallas had to execute a go-around, or aborted landing, to avoid an American Airlines plane departing from an intersecting runway, according to the FAA and flight logs. The crew of Delta flight 2351 coordinated with air traffic contro…
Delta jet aborts landing after near miss with American plane in Boston
An aviation expert says a Delta Air Lines jet was roughly 300 feet from an American Airlines plane during a close call at Boston’s airport that forced the Delta aircraft to abort its landing
Jets were 300 feet apart in Boston close call that forced Delta flight to abort landing: expert
A Delta Air Lines jet was roughly 300 feet (90 meters) from an American Airlines plane during a close call at Boston’s airport that forced the Delta aircraft to abort a weekend landing attempt, an aviation expert said Sunday. The Federal Aviation Administration said it was investigating the incident between two commercial flights that happened Saturday at Boston Logan International Airport. Todd Curtis, a former safety engineer at Boeing, estima…
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Jets were 300 feet apart in Boston close call that forced Delta flight to abort landing, expert says
An aviation expert says a Delta Air Lines jet was roughly 300 feet from an American Airlines plane during a close call at Boston’s airport that forced the Delta aircraft to abort its landing.
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